Hikaroo's Art Thread / Changed to links

[Hikaroo]

For those interested, I'll be streaming live as I draw.

Currently offline!

Click here to watch!

Edit as of 2009.June.12 - I'll be updating this first post with the newest artwork first, then it'll travel down to the older stuff.
Edit as of 2009.June.25 - Changed the images to links, and I probably won't update the thread anymore due to lack of interest.
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Moar Hikaroo drawings. xD

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Antaresu character reference sheet

Hikari character reference Sheet

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FFVI Wallpaper

Frog


Magus


Schala

Lucca

Marle

Crono

Ayla

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Business card

SGVY

[Usako]

What lovely chesticles she has...

Go Hikaroo art!

[Hikaroo]

And completed!

[Mikisuki]

Wow, her legs are REALLY long. They remind me of Naoko takeuchi's body forms, Slender, long, and Elegant. For one, i like the shading and highlighting. It is easy to tell what is metal and what isn't although the shoulder blades i'm kinda sure that they are metal. I think it is because there isn't really a lowlight for that which doesn't mean it is bad, but it is just a small techincallity. I feel like there is a small sliver of dark brown closest to her back should be a part of her giant bow and not her hair... could be just me. XD I also feel as if her neck is missing something or somewhere in that area seems empty. I could just be that the background is white just like her outfit which leads the eyes to think that there is empty space. I really like how clean the lines are as well as the outfit design. The valkyrie head dress by her ear is very intricate and I like that and i like how her outfit contrasts that by being more simple.

Post up more work!!! Work Faster!!! Labor for freedom!!! ..... I mean.... I can't wait till you post up more stuff. ... o_o;;;

BTW, Which tool did you use for her hair? Did you use the burn tool and dodge tool or did you pick and choose colors and then smudge?

[Hikaroo]

I actually used Paint Tool Sai. I did all of the colouring the same, I laid down the different shades with the Pencil tool, and then I used the watercolour tool to blend them in.
As far as the clean lines, it was something I fought with for a long time, and couldn't for the life of me figure out HOW people got such smooth, crisp lines. You can either draw absurdly high-resolution (which I recommend anyway) or you can use a program that works with vector. Paint Tool Sai does, and I don't even need to use the vector to ink for the most part because the pencil tool itself makes such nice crisp, clean feeling lines.

The dark brown by her back -is- hair, it's just harder to see in the smaller version as hair. xD

The costume I can't claim credit on, (I wish I could, it's adorable) it's by Kittyhawk of SGVY.

If I ever finish anything else, I'll totally post it. I'm just slow, and mostly do sketches because I have a lot more fun with them. :/

But thank you! I appreciate critique a lot!

[Hikaroo]

Edited the first post and added my business card design for the home-printing run.

Whee!

[Hikaroo]

Updated the first post with Summer-chan.

[Zangya]

I like how you draw fingers

[Sasuya]

Aw, for a second there I thought you were offering to do art trades... I would love to do one with you Hikaroo :3 I absolutely love SGVY! The webcomic is hilarious, although I haven't read it in a while ^^; I should probably go see if they've updated. Nice work!

[Balachandra]

The girl on your card happens to be my favorite *-* You're so talented! Can't wait to see more from you ;D

-adds you as one of my favorite artists-